Francisco Guerrero
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Francisco Guerrero was a prominent 16th-century Spanish Renaissance composer renowned for his expressive sacred music and influential role in the development of polyphony.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francisco Guerrero canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance composer
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Spanish composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityCity | Seville ⓘ |
| activityRegion | Andalusia ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Seville ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1528 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1599 ⓘ |
| employer | Seville Cathedral ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Guerrero ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic church music
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liturgical music ⓘ |
| genre |
mass
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motet ⓘ polyphonic music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ secular song ⓘ villancico ⓘ |
| givenName | Francisco ⓘ |
| influenced | Tomás Luis de Victoria ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cristóbal de Morales ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance music ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
clear text declamation
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expressive melodic lines ⓘ rich contrapuntal texture ⓘ |
| name | Francisco Guerrero self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of polyphony
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expressive sacred music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lamentations
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Magnificat ⓘ
surface form:
Magnificats
masses ⓘ motets ⓘ |
| occupation |
chapelmaster
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composer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chapelmaster at Seville Cathedral
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singer at Seville Cathedral ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the leading Spanish Renaissance composers ⓘ |
| style | Renaissance polyphony ⓘ |
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